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Nissan office in France to house largest grid-integrated EV system yet

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Nissan’s new regional office in France will house the largest grid-integrated electric vehicle (EV) system and second-life battery storage unit yet installed in a building, anywhere. Grid integration trials have already begun in Denmark.

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GMs Approach to Integrating Smart Plug-ins to the Smart Grid Leverages Emerging Standards and OnStar

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GM is embracing the use of communications standards that operate with optional data transports to enable smart charging and integration with the emerging smart grid. A network of smart loads with communications to report their current state and act on smart grid commands. Plug-in electric vehicles (i.e., Source: GM.

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Coulomb and GridPoint Demonstrate Smart Grid Enabled Smart Charging Station

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and Coulomb Technologies demonstrated smart grid enabled smart charging stations for electric vehicles during the Plug-in 2009 conference in Long Beach. The networked infrastructure solution can rapidly adapt to critical grid events while prioritizing the need to provide fuel for electric vehicles. GridPoint, Inc.

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Conference confirms plug-in fever

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Once again, a conference on plug-in cars. Plug-in 2008 in San Jose, California witnessed a noon-time address by new heavy-weight convert, Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel. One week earlier, former Vice President Al Gore issued his well-received challenge to make the American grid 100% renewable in ten years.

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The Net-Zero Neighborhood: Advanced Energy Storage and Highly Efficient Photovoltaics Take Transportation Off the Gasoline Grid and Residential Off the Electric Grid

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The NZN concept relies on high energy density storage systems incorporated into the local grid, as well as efficient photovoltaic generation. NZN can integrate with the centralized grid. batteries); the creation of grid-enabled consumer-side energy generation appliances; and a robust set of standards and protocols.

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Proterra introduces new high power interoperable EV charging technology; J1772- and J3105-compliant, OCPP

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At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. Recharge time is approximately six hours for an E2 Catalyst utilizing a J1772-CCS plug-in connection.

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GM and OnStar launching real-world smart grid pilot with ATOMS-based services

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General Motors and OnStar are launching a real-world pilot of smart grid applications for electric vehicles. Through OnStar’s ATOMS infrastructure and partners’ solutions, utilities will be able to implement two Smart Grid services in the pilot: Data Gathering.

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